Interested in Assigning “Plutocrats United” to Your Spring Course?

In response to an inquiry about using my new book in a Spring campaign finance course, I see that Yale University Press has now posted the table of contents for Plutocrats United: Campaign Money, the Supreme Court, and the Decline of American Democracy. The book is available for pre-order at Amazon with a 28% discount. It is available Jan. 12.  Here is the catalog description:

Campaign financing is one of today’s most divisive political issues. The left asserts that the electoral process is rife with corruption. The right protests that the real aim of campaign limits is to suppress political activity and protect incumbents. Meanwhile, money flows freely on both sides. In Plutocrats United, Richard Hasen argues that both left and right avoid the key issue of the new Citizens United era: balancing political inequality with free speech.

The Supreme Court has long held that corruption and its appearance are the only reasons to constitutionally restrict campaign funds. Progressives often agree but have a much broader view of corruption. Hasen argues for a new focus and way forward: if the government is to ensure robust political debate, the Supreme Court should allow limits on money in politics to prevent those with great economic power from distorting the political process.

Here are early reviews of the book.

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